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A compilation of some of the best blues slide guitar solos ever from none other than the slide guitar master himself, Derek Trucks. Trucks revolutionized blu...
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- Guitar Mania
Whether you're working, relaxing, cooking, cleaning, drinking, playing video games, taking a road trip, taking a mind trip, meditating, singing in the shower...
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- Justin Johnson
Feb 5, 2021 · I've had this melody kickin' around in my head.. a blend of gospel, country, and delta blues that just feels like the south. The resonator and bottleneck sl...
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- Justin Johnson
- The Guitar
- The Slide
- The Finger
- The Tuning
- The Technique
- Example in Open-G: Mean Old World
- Statesboro Blues
You can use both acoustic and electric guitars, as long as they don’t have nylon strings. If you want to play much slide guitar, prepare a guitar just for this job. That means using heavier strings (no “super slinky”…) and a high action (distance of the strings to the fretboard). If you have an extra guitar only for slide, you can also try out the ...
Slides are usually made of glass or metal. In the early days of Blues the players also used a bone (like Mississippi Fred McDowell, who gave some of his slide guitar secrets to Bonnie Raitt) or a knife. Glass and metal produce a different sound and it’s just a matter of your taste which you prefer. A general rule is that heavier slide create a bett...
Which finger should I use for slide playing? You have the choice between middle finger, ring finger and the pinky. The index finger does not work, because you need a least one finger to mute the other side of the strings. All fingers have advantages and disadvantages. 1. The middle finger.The biggest finger (I said finger!) can hold a big slide and...
As mentioned above most slide players use open tunings, especially on acoustic guitars when used for backing. That means all strings are tuned in a way that the open string notes belong two a major (or sometimes a minor) chord. That does not necessarily mean that they are tuned note for note using a chord! Some notes can be left out. The advantage ...
At first you have to put the slide on your finger. Try different sizes and fingers and play a simple note or chord. You have to figure out what’s best for you – no one else can. Usually the slide should reach from the middle finger knuckle to the end of the fingertip. No need for extra long slides, you should only cover the strings played. Next, yo...
This song from Marion Walter Jacobs, better known as the great harmonica player Little Walter (1930-1968), was played by EC and Duane Allman during the sessions for the Layla album in 1970. It wasn’t released on the original Layla album, the first official release was Duane Allman’s Anthology, later EC’s Crossroads I collection and the Blues sample...
Statesboro Blues is a very old Blues, originally written and recorded 1928 by William Samuel McTell, better known as Blind Willie McTell (1901 – 1959). Statesboro is a town in Georgia. The song was covered by artists like Taj Mahal or David Bromberg, the most popular version is from the Allman Brothers Band and was released 1971 on the album At Fil...
- Charley Patton. Known to many as the ‘Father of the Delta Blues’, Charley Patton was one of the earliest slide guitarists to be captured on record. He was also one of the most influential.
- Robert Johnson. The story of Robert Johnson is one of the most compelling and mysterious in music history. So the story goes, Johnson set out as a musician in pursuit of fame and glory.
- Elmore James. Every slide guitarist owes a debt of gratitude to Elmore James. Not only is James responsible for some of the most distinctive slide guitar licks of all time, but along with Muddy Waters, he played a key role in bringing the old style of acoustic Delta blues into the modern electric era.
- Duane Allman. In my opinion, Duane Allman is a criminally underrated guitarist. The quality of both his slide guitar and his regular playing is phenomenal.
Check this lesson out on acoustic slide guitar. Learn some great sounding blues slide guitar licks, as well as how to put them together to create a cool sounding 12 bar blues.
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